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Revenue Recognition - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue Recognition Milestone Method [Line Items]
Revenue recognition cash discount percentage	2.30%
Provision for chargebacks and other deductions included as reduction of accounts receivable total	$ 17,264,000	$ 12,552,000
Commercial Platform
Revenue Recognition Milestone Method [Line Items]
Provision for chargebacks and other deductions included as reduction of accounts receivable total	17,264,000	12,551,000
Chargebacks and other revenue deductions expense	25,600,000		$ 24,900,000
Axis Therapeutics Limited
Revenue Recognition Milestone Method [Line Items]
Licenses revenue		1,000,000.0
License fee received withholding tax		$ 300,000
Licensed IP
Revenue Recognition Milestone Method [Line Items]
Revenue recognized	0		$ 0
Transferred at a Point in Time \| Licensed IP
Revenue Recognition Milestone Method [Line Items]
Revenue recognized	20,500,000
Revenue recognized for upfront fee upon transferring certain IP to customer	500,000
Transferred at a Point in Time \| Licensed IP \| 2017 Almirall Out-License Arrangement
Revenue Recognition Milestone Method [Line Items]
Revenue recognized upon achievement of first commercial milestone	$ 20,000,000.0